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Late Scientific Revolution - William Harvey
Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...
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Late Scientific Revolution - Edmund Haley
Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...
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Late Scientific Revolution - Isaac Newton
Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...
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Late Scientific Revolution - Johannes Kepler
Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...
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Late Scientific Revolution - Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...
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Late Scientific Revolution - René Descartes
Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...
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Late Scientific Revolution - Christian Huygens
Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...
Professor Dave Explains
History of Astronomy Part 1: The Celestial Sphere and Early Observations
Now that we've learned about how the universe began, as well as the development of the Milky Way galaxy, the solar system, and the Earth, it's time to learn about the human beings that came to inhabit the Earth. Eventually, they began to...
Professor Dave Explains
History of Astornomy Part 3: Copernicus and Heliocentrism
Once it was determined that the Earth is round, the next step was to decipher the geometry of the solar system. Does everything rotate around the Earth, like in the geocentric model of Ptolemy? We thought so for thousands of years, but...
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: How Eclipses Changed History
Newton and Einstein had big ideas but needed an eclipse to prove them. And scientists are still pursuing secrets of the universe one eclipse at a time. [6:09]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Beautiful Science
Chat with the curator of the exhibition entitled Beautiful Science: Ideas that Changed the World, which spans centuries of scientific progress, and includes original books and drawings by scientific luminaries such as Galileo, Robert...
Crash Course
Crash Course World History #23: The Columbian Exchange
In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you about the changes wrought by contact between the Old World and the New. John does this by exploring the totally awesome history book "The Columbian Exchange" by Alfred Cosby, Jr. After...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Turning the Wonders of Science to the Service of Man
The National Science Foundation (NSF) celebrates its 66th year of funding groundbreaking science and engineering. [1:26]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Finding the Speed of Light With Peeps
There's a new use for those stale Easter marshmallows you have lying around - calculating a constant that governs the universe. [5:06]
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #10: Alchemy
In fantasy stories, charlatans in fancy robes promise to turn lead into gold. But real alchemists weren't mythical misers, they were skilled experimentalists backed by theories of matter. They played a huge role in the development of...
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #8: Medieval China
This video explores the technological advancements in Medieval China, specifically the achievements of Northern and Southern Song Dynasties - a time of great technical innovation. Take a tour through the ages and explore key elements of...
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #7: The Medieval Islamicate World
The religion of Islam significantly influenced knowledge-making in the greater Mediterranean and western Asian world. Islamicate scholars gave us terms such as algebra, algorithm, alcohol, and alkali. We'll dive into Islamic medicine and...
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #5: The Americas and Time Keeping
How did ancient civilizations in America develop their culture and knowledge base without any contact with the peoples of Africa, Asia, or Europe? This is a story about the planet Venus, breathtaking pyramids, and intricate calendars....
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Crash Course History of Science #4: India
You might recognize the names of some of the Greek philosophers, but they weren't the only people making knowledge in ancient times. This Crash Course video discusses Indian contributions to philosophy, math, medicine, and astronomy....
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Crash Course History of Science #2: The Presocratics
Meet the Presocratics in this Crash Course video. Long ago, some philosophers worked very hard to separate myths from what they actually knew about nature. Thales theorized that everything in the world is made of water. Pythagoras was a...
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #1: Intro to History of Science
We've been asking big questions for a really long time and we've all wanted to explore how we've sought to answer those questions through the centuries. Questions like, "What is stuff?" and "Where are we?" have inspired people all over...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: What Would You Do for Science?
In this segment, we'll talk about some of the most bizarre science experiments of all time and check in with some of the people who participated in them.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Nuclear Family Vacation
We'll take a tour of atomic history and visit some of the key locations involved with the development of nuclear weapons.
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Npr: Great Moments in Science History!
The moments in history when famous scientists discovered gravity, evolution, and relativity. (This is really an ad for Skunk Bear's tumblr account which is no longer being updated.) [1:03]